Antioch Opinion
-
Trustee's conduct was intolerableSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - At the Sept. 4 village of Antioch board meeting, Trustee Robert Caulfield was unhappy that Mayor Dorothy Larson utilized her right as part of the executive branch to blo...
-
Soapbox: Where's the nadir?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Antioch Trustee Robert Caulfield made motions and took roll call, tasks that properly belong to the mayor presiding over a village board meeting. Mayor Dorothy Larson th...
-
Kirk wasting time with search billSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - So, let me get this straight: According to the Aug. 22 story "Kirk bill's focus is on student safety," Rep. Mark Kirk is working to pass a bill to allow teachers to sear...
-
Antioch trustees need to shape upSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Setting aside my personal opinion of any of the current members of the board of trustees of the village of Antioch, I would like to point out that none of the Antioch vi...
-
Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
-
Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
-
Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
-
Wanted by disillusioned public: leadersAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - While candidates and pundits wonder endlessly if a presidential wannabe is black enough or woman enough, too Mormon, too liberal or too conservative, voters and taxpaye...
-
Emotion, conflict help put life in budget storiesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Budget stories always present a quandary for newspapers. On one hand, tracking how governments spend tax money is one of the most important things we do in a democracy....
-
Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...